Donor Darah Pertamaku

Tubuh saya terhuyung pelan ke belakang hingga nyaris jatuh sebelum akhirnya kaki kanan saya kembali menjejak. Sedetik kemudian, seorang perempuan muda yang kemudian saya ketahui bernama Ozka berujar, “Hati-hati! Tanahnya rapuh. Kayak hati.” Sambil tertawa pelan saya menjawab, “Okay. Mari saya twitkan!” Dan satu menit kemudian, tweet ini lahir: https://twitter.com/#!/saifulmuhajir/status/112830889418956800Kurang lebih kejadian di kebun Springhill inilah titik awal saya melakukan donor darah untuk pertama kalinya. Selepas bermain –dan makan kacang panjang serta tomat– di kebun yang dikelola Jakarta Berkebunkemudian menikmati ketan di daerah Kemayoran, kami berempat (saya, Ozka, Krisna dan Fanny) berniat pulang.
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[How To] Teach Yourself to Code

You may have seen this post, Complete Computer Programming Resources, and found out some insights as well as inspirations. Now, I am telling you that those resources will be useless unless you teach yourself to code. Fortunately, Nate Westheimer, the co-founder and VP product for AnyClip.comshares his introductions for computer programming –which I think it’s a very good introduction. Nate calls it ‘Hope Manifesto,’ breaking down how he learned basic coding principles in one week.
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jQuery: Nuts, Bolts and Bling by Doug Neiner

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Hacking Space Exploration by Ariel Waldman: OSCON 2011

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Why I Choose Google Android Over Apple iPhone?

Some people asked me why I choose Android over iPhone? Or why I choose Android over BlackBerry? Sometimes, I told ‘em about Android’s great features like homescreen widgets, speediness, or how developers change this mobile operating system to be a fastest and better OS. But, it won’t stop there.I don’t use Android because I hate Apple. I like Apple, yes. Their designs are great and the way Steve Jobs sells is good as well.
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Complete Computer Programming Resources

Teaching yourself to program is easy. Much easier than learning French or Japanese, I think. But you need to know where you should start it, its concept, and how to solve problems. That’s all you need to know. Here is the complete resource to teach yourself to program, from basic programming to problem solving. Image by xkcd.
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Chrome is Connecting Web Apps through Web Intents

Chromium team is working on Web Intents, a framework that will let Web apps express a simple call for an action, like ‘share’ or ‘edit,’ which receiving apps will be designed to use, without either app needing to have specific knowledge of the APIs of the other. This framework designed based on Intents on Android which is a facility for late run-time binding between components in the same or different applications.
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